“African Americans Going South, 1995–2000”
by Michael Siegel and Rutgers Cartography
Visualize a phase of Black migration at the end of the twentieth century.
African American Scientists
with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Learn more about some of the most notable African American scientists and their discoveries, from Benjamin Banneker to Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Black is Beautiful: “Something to Behold ... Something One Could Do”
by Elizabeth Carmel Hamilton
Learn more about the works of Betye Saar, Elizabeth Catlett, and Toni Morrison in the context of Black is Beautiful.
Mary McLeod Bethune’s Impact
with Noliwe Rooks
Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune’s life, her involvement in politics and civil rights, and her work’s lasting impact.
“Mother Hale’s Garden”
by Shinique Smith
Explore the life and career of an activist and community organizer through this work of public art.
The Black Middle Class Needs Attention Too
2020
Read excerpts and view charts from a report on the state of the Black middle class.
Diversity in Contemporary Black Communities
by Mamadi Corra
Learn more about shifts in the foreign-born Black population and its consequent impacts on the diversity of African Americans today.
“We're the Only Colored People Here”
1945
Read a short story that would grow into Gwendolyn Brooks’s novel Maud Martha (1953).
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
1945
View this photograph of Black women serving in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II.
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